Spinete
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Spinete is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Campobasso
in the Italian
region Molise
, located about 15 km west of Campobasso
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,437 and an area of 17.6 km².
Spinete borders the following municipalities: Baranello
, Bojano
, Busso
, Casalciprano
, Colle d'Anchise
, Sant'Elena Sannita
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Campobasso
Province of Campobasso
The Province of Campobasso is a province in the Molise region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Campobasso.It has an area of 2,909 km², and a total population of 230,692...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Molise
Molise
Molise is a region of Southern Italy, the second smallest of the regions. It was formerly part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise and now a separate entity...
, located about 15 km west of Campobasso
Campobasso
-Main sights:The main attraction of Campobasso is the Castello Monforte, built in 1450 by the local ruler Nicola II Monforte, over Lombard or Norman ruins. The castle has Guelph merlons and stands on a commanding point, where traces of ancient settlements have been found...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,437 and an area of 17.6 km².
Spinete borders the following municipalities: Baranello
Baranello
Baranello is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 10 km southwest of Campobasso. This town draws it name as a derivative of Monte Vairano which was a hilltop Samnite village and now is an archeological site...
, Bojano
Bojano
Bojano or Boiano is a town and comune in the province of Campobasso, Molise, south central Italy.-History:Originally named Bovianum, it was settled by the 7th century BC. As the capital of the Pentri, a tribe of the Samnites, it played a major role in the Samnite Wars, as well as in the Social War,...
, Busso
Busso
Busso is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 10 km west of Campobasso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,445 and an area of 23.6 km²....
, Casalciprano
Casalciprano
Casalciprano is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 11 km west of Campobasso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 613 and an area of 19.0 km²....
, Colle d'Anchise
Colle d'Anchise
Colle d'Anchise is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 14 km southwest of Campobasso. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 809 and an area of 15.8 km²....
, Sant'Elena Sannita
Sant'Elena Sannita
Sant'Elena Sannita is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 15 km west of Campobasso and about 20 km east of Isernia....
.